About A Quarter Of Ukraine’s Population May Suffer From Mental Health Disorder Due To Conflict, WHO Official Says

According to Reuters (12/20, Farge), on Dec. 20 at a press briefing, Jarno Habicht, WHO Representative in Ukraine, “said…that 10 million people, or about a quarter of Ukraine’s population, may suffer from a mental health disorder in relation to the conflict there.” As the war continues, cases of PTSD “caused by distressing events” are rising, “prompting a separate U.N. agency to launch online support services.”

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— “One in four Ukrainians at risk of mental disorder due to conflict – WHO, Reuters, December 20, 2022

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